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Hyperosmolal States

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Update 1989

Part of the book series: Update in Intensive Care and Emergency Medicine ((UICM,volume 8))

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Abstract

Living materia consists of water solutions sorrounded by lipoid membranes permeable to water. An organism may contain several compartments with varying composition but within the compartments the composition is remarkably stable. Also the relation between the solvent and the dissolved substances is constant and normally effectively kept within narrow limits. The osmolality of the entire organism is kept between 275–290 mOsm/kg H2O by a regulatory system which major effectors are the antidiuretic hormone (ADH), the feeling of thirst and the kidneys.

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  1. Department of Intensive Care Erasme Hospital, Free University of Brussels, Route de Lennik 808, B-1070, Brussels, Belgium

    Jean Louis Vincent (Clinical Director) (Clinical Director)

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Eklund, J. (1989). Hyperosmolal States. In: Vincent, J.L. (eds) Update 1989. Update in Intensive Care and Emergency Medicine, vol 8. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-83737-1_33

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